@Stefan2: I'm afraid option 5 is no option. Wouldn't it be illegal to use TC longer than a certain period of time without buying a license (perhaps I"m mistaken)? By the way, it would be a shame to let the nag screen in place when you actually own a license.

@Nevel: Stefan2 said: buy a license. If you own a license, then it cannot be illegal to use the unlicensed version. Not installing the license file is not a crime.

Personally I prefer it to be configurable. I don't mind the license information to be in the About screen, but I do find it irritating to have it in the window title. I've obtained a (corporate) license in 1997/8 and the company has been renamed twice since. Each time I've gotten a new file, but I'd rather do without it altogether.

It's not. :) DRM can seriously limit what you can do with music you paid for. It might not play in your favourite player, it may be impossible to copy to your other computer, etc.
Name on titlebar doesn't cause any problems. It doesn't influence the functionality in any way. You can copy TC to all computers you own and it will work. No limits anywhere. Why does it annoy you so much?

Or change the title with AutoHotkey, or NirSoft's WinExplorer, or launch the program with Xbar and set a custom TitleBar at launch. Or use one of the tools for TC - either AHK script or other that set's the TitleBar to current folder or other data.

Well, i bought TC. And I regret it cause of this f****** Titlebar.
I'll recommanded other to hack your software. Because put the name on Titlebar is like put DRM on music you buy !!!

And personnaly i won't use anymore TC until i can customize my Titlebar.

How in the world is having your name in the titlebar like DRM? DRM on music restricts how and where you can play that music. Your name in the titlebar restricts nothing. I've never seen such a violent reaction to titlebar text in my entire life.

Personally, I love the idea of having my name in the titlebar. I see that sort of thing as a great "thankyou" for purchasing the product - having my name on it. Developers should do it more, even if it's just in the About screen.

I wouldn't object to the titlebar text being made optional, but I for one will be keeping it the way it is.

The name on title bar don't bother me. I use TC daily and I'm not seeing the name anymore. Maybe an configurable option is the best for those who don't like it at all.

@oxman: Why you buy a software when this little thing is a knock-out criterion for you to not use TC? If you learn the real features and great benefits of TC then you would not get annoyed about this small cosmetic issue.

MVV is noting a small tool that can do a few different actions (TCFS2), and Autorun.wdx

Autorun.wdx wrote:

A pseudo-content plugin that intended to perform some tasks at Total Commander launch. You can run a file, execute TC's command (both cm_ and em_), set environment variable, set delay between commands, write value to ini file, load library or plugin. Commands are reads from text configuration file.

While Autorun.wdx and other tools like it might be useful to some, I find learning a scripting language like AutoIT, AutoHotKey or PowerPro (among others) are far more useful to the programmatically inclined. Since the same knowledge learned for TC can be utilized for customizing/or automating any program you use.

Probably the only thing preventing me from buying TC is having my name on the title bar. You can't even provide a pseudonym, the name is taken from the PayPal account or credit card and put there by force. I HATE my name with a passion and there is no way I'll have it on my title bar.

If the idea is somehow to defeat "piracy", it won't work. I don't care if my name appears on someone else's computer. It's on MY computer where it can't appear.

It says they'll send the key in 2-3 days followed by a disk sent by snailmail. If you download the program and receive the key via e-mail, then why is the disk even needed?

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and which nevertheless are clearly conceivable, and imply no contradiction,
how can one say they are absolutely impossible?" Leibniz

We send a disk for the following main reasons:
1. Some people just can't receive mails with attachments, e.g. in some companies.
2. Some mails get randomly deleted or moved to Spam folder. GMail is the worst offender here.
3. A key by e-mail is more easily lost than a physical CD.
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